The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-11
TUE SOUTHERN GIRL.

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TUE SOUTHERN GIRL.
Psculiartties of - Chsrmisg Creal
ure. tine Pride Of Ber section.
White Sulphur Springs Letter.
The Southern girl is type pecul
lar TO tho soil. She resembles n
other young lady in the country. Ii
thought, manner and methods sh
has a distinct personality, and coul,
be picked out with ease in multi
tude.
As rule she is slender and strong
She is reasonably we'll modelled,
tendency 10 tight lacing among tn,
traditions Of her people having haC
its natural effect 10 some extern
upon her figure. She is generally
good looking, very often handsome
Her nervous personality is OF value
in this direction. for her eyes arc
bright and her perceptions quick
She is, as a rule, high spirited aud
self willod. She is harder TO contro
than the Northern girl, and wher
she makes up her mind Il
get married, aud the old peo.
pie object. she usually carries out
the programme II il takes a saddle
horse and railroad train TO accom-
plIsh il. None the less, however, she
is unusually shrewd in determining
her choice, and does not usually
make mistakes. She thinks Tor
herself to- greater degree than is
the case in other sections, and il
quite able TO take care OF herself
under all the conditions that en-.
viron her. She reads men cleverly
and is herself somewhat difficult e
read. She dresses we'll. Here she
passes through three chrysilis states
daily, appearing rs n new kin OF
butterfly each time. She dresses for
the forenoon, for example. in brown
aud white silk; she appears at din
nor in Lavender and white, aud at
supper is panoplied Tor the ball. She
Is perfectly Al home in a deoolletc
dress, and likes u. She wears il
with case and Inconsistencies, how
ever low IL be In front and back, Just
a. her mother and grandmother did.
Between times she wears lawn ten
mis- suit, aud is master Of the situa-
ton, whether IL be the tennis court,
the promenade OF the ball room.
Her style il rather pronounce. She
speaks 10 n high keyed voice and
talks rapidly. She belongs 10 a so.
ciety called Tho Growing Hens"
She speaks Of her escort invariably
as her man. acd OF the gentlemen
In general as "tho men" She /,
never visible in public without one
Of these useful and convenient arti.
Giles beside her. With him she walks
rides-she rides well-sits under d
parasol on tho lawn. or adorns a sois
IN the nall corners. She also sits
whenever she can, in window. The
moment she attains popularity OF
fame as n belle. the sofa and IN,
windowsill are her peculiar ant
chosen arenas of fascination. Her
conversation IL directed mainly al
the topics Of the day, aud badinag,
Of a light aud airy character. Hei
age is IRON nineteen 10 twenty three
She never passes the latter age. An
OK team could not make her Hei
younger sister, at that age which /,
generally supposed TO monopolz,
perfect innocence OF the world aud
white dresses, does not come here
She is kept at homo awaiting her
sisters establishment, matrimonial.
ly, whcu she will be allowed TO come
aud do likewise.
The Southern girls particular
specially Is dancing. She cen dance
every dance under the sun, including
all the tip.ups, kicks and running
races which have beoa invented BY
the dancing master since dancing
was taken from the polite arts and
raised TO a place among athletic
sports. She Is the most graceful Of
dancers, and would rather danoo
THAI cat. This would not be 70.
markablo IL II were confined 20 the
hotel here, for most Of the guests
would rather dance than cat what IA
brought them. but with her IL is
generally true. She Is AZ light as a
fairy and graceful a. could be do.
sired, aud Is NO fond Of floating over
the floor, a trois temps, that she will
dance with another girl rather than
keep still.
The Office OF the charcron seems
20 be perfectly perlunctory here. ID
probably Is elsewhere in the South.
Tor the southern girl knows Ter
world aud needs nobody 10 guard
her. At all events, the chaporon
usually keeps disorostly out OF tho
way, aud her charge l. allowed the
most perfect freedom. This free.
dom she uliliEcs in the most osI,ya.
bic manner aud with the wisost d.
erection. In fact, the Southern rirl
IL a most clear headed A. well as
companionablc young person, and
takes all the uncommon events of
life, from torn dress while dancing
20 a proposal OF marriage, with a
GOODNESS bordering upon Ice cream.
The Ninth Annual Report Of tho
Free Medical aud Sursical Dispep.
sary for Women and Children, of
Cleveland, o., shows oommendsble
activity and progross. All the of
GERS Of the Disponsary Society aud
the entire staff Of physioisns aud sur.
icons are women. Kate Parsons Is